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100+ initiatives, 60 cities, one commitment: low-carbon and inclusive culture in action
A new Eurocities catalogue showcases 100+ city initiatives putting the Lille Call to Action into practice, demonstrating how culture can drive low-carbon transformation and inclusion, and inviting more cities to join the growing group of 60 signatories.
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Eurocities Academy: Practical tools for Urban Food Policy
People need better access to healthy food. This is how the Eurocities Academy helps cities act with practical tools and peer learning.
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“Vulnerabilities are often at the local level, and local actors know best where they are”
Raluca Painter, Head of Unit for the Social Climate Fund at the European Commission, speaks about how local governments are involved in the design and implementation of national social climate plans.
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Takeaways from Eurocities webinar on FEAD
Learn how how cities such as Berlin, Gothenburg and Zagreb, are using FEAD projects to support the most deprived people in their city.
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14 associations across Europe call upon the EU to set higher co-financing rates for energy projects under the new LIFE programme
Further funding for the LIFE programme would be beneficial for cities' energy transition.
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Open letter to the European institutions: Maintain vehicle emissions climate ambition
Now is not the time to roll back Europe’s cornerstone emissions rules, say Eurocities and industry leaders.
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Double crisis in Zagreb with corona and earthquake
The Croatian capital is calling for solidarity after a quake leaves a quarter of city 'in rubble'.
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People-centred artificial intelligence in cities
Discover Eurocities' response to the EU's artificial intelligence strategy.
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EU agrees to funding for SURE coronavirus solidarity fund
Ministers have agreed to a sum for the safety net fund for EU countries - find out what it means for cities.
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Takeaways from Eurocities City Dialogue on the European Social Fund+
Read on for an update about the European Social Fund+.
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European Commission’s SURE instrument enables €100 billion solidarity loans to support jobs and lives
Find out about the European Commission's scheme to mitigate the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis.
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Reinforcing Youth Guarantee: Lessons learnt by cities in implementing the Youth Guarantee 2014-2020
Discover our report on what is needed to support and deliver youth guarantee schemes.
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We’re dependant on plastics, but now we’re drowning in it: how your city can stop the overflow
Every year, 500,000 tonnes of plastic enter our oceans in the EU. What can cities do to stem the tide?
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